1886 Northwestern Purple football team

The 1886 Northwestern Purple football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University during the 1886 college football season. The Northwestern team played only one game, a 32–4 loss at Evanston to a team representing the Harvard School Athletic Club.[2][3] The loss to the Harvard School was only the fourth game played by a Northwestern football team, one game having been played in 1876 and two games having been played six years later in 1882.

1886 Northwestern Purple football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–1[1]
Head coach
  • None
CaptainM. E. Fawcett
1886 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cincinnati   –  2 –0 –0
Michigan   –  2 –0 –0
Wabash   –  2 –0 –1
Albion   –  1 –2 –0
Northwestern   –  0 –1 –0
Minnesota   –  0 –2 –0

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 30Harvard School Athletic clubEvanston, ILL 4–32[2]

References
  1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 145. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. "Football Notes". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 31, 1886. p. 11.
  3. "2017 Northwestern Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northwestern University. p. 106. Retrieved June 16, 2018.


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